Combined door-hanger and track.



J. W. GUY. COMBINED DOOR HANGER AND TRACK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1909.

1,052,719., Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

g a. E5 L F arrow ire sra'ras P JOHN w. GUY, or MosBY, MISSOURI.

COMBINED DOOR-HANGER AND TRACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

Application filed November 2, 1909. Serial No. 525,892.

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedDoor-Hangers and Tracks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hangers for vertically movablecar doors.

An important-object of my invention is to provide novel means forhanging the graindoor, whereby the same may be easily and quicklyhandled.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout thesame, Figure 1 is a side view of the inside face of one side ofagraimcar; showing the grain-door in the position it appears when thecar is loaded. Fig. 2 is an outside view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is anenlarged detailed section through the track and associated elements.

Above a grain-door 9 is arranged a track 12, which is secured upon asuitable support, and comprises a flat body portion 13, upon one side ofwhich is formed a cylindrical tubular casing 14 provided upon its innerside with a longitudinal slot 15. The body portion 13 of the track 12 issecured to the beam 2 by means of bolts 16 or the like. The grain door 9is provided near its upper edge with U-sliaped brackets 17, within whichare slidably mounted vertical rods or arms 18 of a main U-shapedsupporting bracket.

The supporting rods 18, are parallel with each other and eXte-ndupwardlyfor cooperation with the track 12. Each of the supporting rods 18 hasits upperend bent inwardly as at 20 and outwardly again to form ahorizontal portion21 upon which is rotatably mounted a spherical roller22. By reference to Figs. 1 and .3, it will be seen that the sphericalrollers 22 are arranged within the tubular casing 14 and the horizontalportion 21 of the supporting rods 19 extend through the slot 15.

Having fully described my invention, I claim: i In combination, ahorizontal cylindrical tubular track having one side provided with arelatively narrow longitudinal slot, a fiat strip formed upon theopposite side of the track and adapted to be attached to a suitablesupport, an approximately U-shaped bracket having hooked ends includinghorizontal portions which pass through said slot, balls rotatablymounted upon said horizontal portions and disposed to operate within thetubular track, and a door connected with the U-shaped bracket andvertically movable thereon.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.I

JOHN w. GUY.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. DE BERRY, KATE R. LAWSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I); 0.

